oh no we've got rangers. it's always a tough match against them as their fans are always up for it and it's seen as a 'Battle of Britain'. Spurs are about to get drawn out of the hat....
spurs have got inter milan and werder bremen. wow what a group group g is turning out to be! ac milan, real madrid and ajax they've won about 20 european cups between them!! Worse case scenario for us if we get fc twente as well.
we've got err...bursaspor. yeah i know i've never heard of them either, sounds like some turkish team. The Group of Death AC Milan, Real Madrid, Ajax and Auxerre. Auxerre did well in the French league last year, not too sure what position they finished.
very interesting and exciting groupings. though looks a bit easy for Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea. But still there is enough competition in all the groups which is expected as this is the Champions League, the best from Europe. No teams are pushovers here.
though i will miss my team Liverpool (and may be i will miss the in CL next two seasons again unless the ownership problem solves) still as a big football fan i will still see every match that will be available in TV
Thanks for the thread. CL is what I wait for every year!
Manchester United and AC Milan are my teams! I will follow Inter this season too!
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Match Day - 1
8 matches playing on right now. so far:
Champions League - Group A
21:04 September 14 19' FC Twente Enschede 1 - 1 Inter Milan
19' Werder Bremen 0 - 2 Tottenham H.
Champions League - Group B
21:04 September 14 19' Benfica 0 - 0 Hapoel Tel Aviv
19' Lyon 0 - 0 Schalke
Champions League - Group C
21:04 September 14 19' Bursaspor 0 - 1 Valencia
19' Manchester U. 0 - 0 Rangers
Champions League - Group D
21:04 September 14 19' Barcelona 0 - 0 Panathinaikos
19' FC Copenhagen 0 - 0 Rubin Kazan
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Armchair selectors name their XI and conduct heated selection meetings on internet. Blood young players, some experts cry. Pick the best players, regardless of age, insist others.
Champions League - Group A
21:33 September 14 HT FC Twente Enschede 2 - 2 Inter Milan
HT Werder Bremen 1 - 2 Tottenham H.
Champions League - Group B
21:33 September 14 HT Benfica 1 - 0 Hapoel Tel Aviv
HT Lyon 1 - 0 Schalke
Champions League - Group C
21:33 September 14 HT Bursaspor 0 - 2 Valencia
HT Manchester U. 0 - 0 Rangers
Champions League - Group D
21:33 September 14 HT Barcelona 3 - 1 Panathinaikos
HT FC Copenhagen 0 - 0 Rubin Kazan
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Armchair selectors name their XI and conduct heated selection meetings on internet. Blood young players, some experts cry. Pick the best players, regardless of age, insist others.
Two additional assistant referees - goal line assistant referees!
Good Move! Don't wanna see goal like Lampard's anymore!
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A short video explaining the experiment with additional assistant referees will be shown at stadiums and by broadcasters as the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League start.
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Armchair selectors name their XI and conduct heated selection meetings on internet. Blood young players, some experts cry. Pick the best players, regardless of age, insist others.
Originally Posted by Nocturnal
Two additional assistant referees - goal line assistant referees!
Good Move! Don't wanna see goal like Lampard's anymore!
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A short video explaining the experiment with additional assistant referees will be shown at stadiums and by broadcasters as the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League start.
it was used in EUROPA CUP last season. and was a success. also in some u-23 international games it has also been used
this season it is also going to be used in Champions League.
not only line goal line decisions, also to monitor off the ball player movements in penalty box during corners and freekicks, and closer looks at handballs, fouls and drivings in penalty box.
most of the time referees or linesman are off the pace and cant see things happening in box clearly. thats why these referees will monitor goal line and penalty box incidents
Did anybody watch how Xabi Alonso & Sergio Ramos deliberately opted for RED CARD in the match against AJAX so that they can crucially wipe their yellow card count clean when the competition enters the knockout phase.
It is definitely a cheating, unsporting behaviour and not respecting the spirit of fair play. But such tactics and manipulation of the rules are all now part of the game.
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Armchair selectors name their XI and conduct heated selection meetings on internet. Blood young players, some experts cry. Pick the best players, regardless of age, insist others.